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==Overview==
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[[category:rhetorical deceptions]]An [[appeal to emotion]] or "argument from emotion" is any kind of argument which works more by triggering particular feelings ("pressing emotional buttons") than by conveying actual substance relevant to the subject under discussion.{{seed}}
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The [[appeal to emotion]] is a form of [[rhetorical deception]] and is commonly found in company with one or more [[logical fallacies]] which it is working to conceal.
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[[thing type::manipulative tool]]
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==About==
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An [[appeal to emotion]] or "argument from emotion" is a [[manipulative tool]] commonly found in company with one or more [[logical fallacies]] which it is working to conceal. It consists of any kind of argument which works more by triggering particular ''feelings'' ("pressing emotional buttons") than by [[address the content|conveying actual ''substance'']] relevant to the subject under discussion.
 
==Types==
 
==Types==
* [[appeal to calmness]]: anyone who disagrees with me is overreacting and being irrational &ndash; a type of [[appeal to guilt]]
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The two major types of emotional appeal are:
* [[appeal to guilt]] (or shame): you should feel bad if you don't agree with me
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* [[appeal to negative emotion]]
* [[appeal to fear]]: if you don't do as I say, horrible things will happen (a form of [[appeal to consequences]])
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* [[appeal to positive emotion]]
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Other types include
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* [[diversionary appeal to calmness]] (aka [[tone-policing]]): anyone who disagrees with me is overreacting and being irrational &ndash; a type of [[appeal to guilt]]
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Revision as of 00:01, 12 August 2020

About

An appeal to emotion or "argument from emotion" is a manipulative tool commonly found in company with one or more logical fallacies which it is working to conceal. It consists of any kind of argument which works more by triggering particular feelings ("pressing emotional buttons") than by conveying actual substance relevant to the subject under discussion.

Types

The two major types of emotional appeal are:

Other types include

Links

Reference

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